(1326) Losaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1934 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg.
Where Losaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Losaka is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1326 |
| Provisional designation | 1934 NS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.3 km (#1,591 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 6.90 hours |
| Spectral type | CSU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.26 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 July 1934
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- (1193) Africa
- (1194) Aletta
- (1195) Orangia
- (1196) Sheba
- (1197) Rhodesia
- (1242) Zambesia
- (1243) Pamela
- (1244) Deira
- (1245) Calvinia
- (1246) Chaka
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